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The Effect of Nitrogen Rate and Clipping Frequency upon the Yield, Protein Content and Certain Morphological Characteristics of Coastal Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon, (L) Pers.) 1
Author(s) -
Prine Gordon M.,
Burton Glenn W.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1956.00021962004800070005x
Subject(s) - hay , cynodon dactylon , agronomy , clipping (morphology) , nitrogen , yield (engineering) , biology , cynodon , zoology , chemistry , materials science , philosophy , linguistics , organic chemistry , metallurgy
Synopsis Increasing the nitrogen rate from 0 to 900 pounds per acre annually increased hay yield, protein percentage, protein yield, stem length, leaf length, internode length and internode number in Coastal Bermudagrass, but decreased leaf percentage, seed‐head frequency, and percentage nitrogen recovery. Increasing the clipping interval from 1 to 8 weeks increased hay yield, stem length, leaf length, plant height, seed‐head frequency, internode length, and internode number, had little effect on protein yield and percentage nitrogen recovery, and decreased the protein percentage and leaf percentage of this grass.